Is there really a place for Ty Law on Carroll’s roster?

It was just one line in a lengthy story by Pat Kirwan on nfl.com, but this one is sure to raise some eyebrows among Seattle Seahawks fans.

Ty Law

Kirwan was at the NFL owner’s meetings in Florida this week and among the many notes he passes along is this one: “New Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said there’s still a place for Ty Law on his team’s roster.”

That’s interesting on a number of levels. For starters, it was the first point Kirwan raised in his story. Secondly, Kirwan is an old associate of Carroll’s going back to their time together with the New York Jets.

And most to the point, Law is 36 years old and hardly the kind of player that leaped to mind when Carroll talked of rebuilding the roster with youth when he took the job.

Mind you, most NFL coaches smartly sprinkle their roster with wizened veteran leaders. And Law certainly qualifies as a five-time Pro Bowl cornerback and three-time Super Bowl champ who played for Carroll in New England from 1997-99.

Not to mention the Seahawks sorely could use some help on the corners. But Law is 15 years into his NFL career and has only played seven games in each of the past two seasons.

He has 53 career interceptions, but only one since 2007. He was a Pro Bowl performer for the Jets in 2005, but has since bounced to three different teams in the past three seasons, including Denver last year.

Lawyer Milloy filled a veteran role in the Seahawks secondary last year in a similar situation, so if Law is coming in, surely Milloy is on the way out. But we shall see if this one actually plays out.

UPDATE (1:30 p.m.): Speaking of cornerbacks, Ken Lucas is getting a look from the Tennessee Titans as he pursues his free-agency options. Lucas, 31, played for the Seahawks last year but largely lost his role as the season progressed.

The Seahawks currently have Marcus Trufant, Kelly Jennings, Josh Wilson and Roy Lewis returning on their roster at cornerback.